Magnolia pterocarpa
Magnolia pterocarpa | |
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Flower, Bangladesh | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Magnoliaceae |
Genus: | Magnolia |
Species: | M. pterocarpa
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Binomial name | |
Magnolia pterocarpa |
Magnolia pterocarpa is a species of tree that grows in South Asia.
Description[]
Evergreen trees, young branchlets pubescent. Leaves petiolate, petiole 2–5 cm long, lamina obovate-oblong, obtuse or subacute at the apex, attenuate at the base, coriaceous, glabrous and shiny above, rusty tomentose beneath when young. Flowers white, fragrant. Tepals 9, outer 3 sepaloid, green outside, greenish-white inside, inner 6 petaloid. Stamens numerous, filaments short. Gynoecium ovoid. Fruiting receptacles ellipsoid, c. 15 × 7 cm, ripe carpels oblong, beaked, feathery. Seeds 2, orange. Flowering and fruiting: April–November[1]
Distribution and habitat[]
Tropical and subtropical forests. It is found in Bangladesh,[2] India, and Nepal.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Khela, S. (2020) [amended version of 2014 assessment]. "Magnolia pterocarpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T193995A175309051.en. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Species Description – Flora of Bangladesh".
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Magnolia
- Magnoliales stubs